Social development

The Mekong river, which runs through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, is the beating heart of mainland Southeast Asia, sustaining the livelihoods of around 66 million people. Yet the river is running dry, with its water levels at their lowest in 100 years. ...

The Social Security Office (SSO) is to seek the cabinet’s approval to cut social security fund (SSF) contributions to support those affected by Covid-19 for three months.Surachai Chaitrakulthong, assistant to the labour minister, said on Thursday the Federation of Thai Industry had asked the ministry ...

Thailand’s long-standing business-as-usual approach to local non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and international non-governmental organisations (INGOs), will soon be a thing of the past. After nearly three decades of flexible engagement with the so-called “not-for-profit organisations”, the Thai government has recently come up with a draft bill ...

The cabinet has agreed to set up a national pension fund that would force employees out of provident funds and cut the public budget.The move is being taken because Thailand is becoming an ageing society — it is estimated that the country will have a ...

Activists fighting for the rights of the Karen ethnic group took aim at a popular singer Thursday for taking the side of a former park official who has been implicated in burning down a local village and charged with the murder of a community campaigner.“How ...

Longer life expectancy and changes in centuries-old extended family culture are making the healthcare industry a magnet for investors looking for business opportunities.A third factor fuelling the growth of the industry is increasing public health concerns amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said Tanatip Suppradit, vice-chairman and ...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has voiced growing concern over recent violent confrontations between the police and anti-government protesters.The Commission on Tuesday urged all sides to respect human rights and ensure proper treatment of underage people in the judicial process. The statement referred to the ...

Thailand’s elderly population is growing rapidly.The country is already considered an “ageing” society, meaning 10% of the population is aged 60 and over, and has been since 2005. It is transitioning to an “aged” society, with those aged 60 and over set to account for ...

The Ministry of Labour on Monday disbursed over Bt5.72 billion cash to those registered for the latest cash handout scheme — “Mor33 Rao Rak Kan” (Section33 We Love Each Other) — without any problem, Minister Suchart Chomklin said.The scheme offers Bt4,000 via the Pao Tang ...

There is a direct correlation between education and a person’s ability to earn, according to a survey by the National Statistical Office of Thailand.The higher the education levels of Thais, the higher their earnings, the survey showed. Disparity of income is a major problem in ...